Pupils examine and discuss the designs on the circulating coins produced by the United States Mint. They read about the woman and child featured on the Golden Dollar. They compare and contrast coins using a Venn Diagram.

Students research contributions to American culture and technological progress through Benjamin Franklin's quotes and inventions. They also analyze research in order to design a coin honoring Ben Franklin's contributions.

Students use letter/sound relationships of initial consonants to complete sentences that follow a given repeating pattern. These sentences be based on coin terms found on the U.S. Mint H.I.P. Pocket Change™ Web site.

Students use their abilities to recognize coins and their values in this game that focuses on locomotor skills (skip, slide, gallop, run, jump). This game also requires students to add coin values.

Students use pennies to illustrate how our states are represented in Congress. This activity is to be implemented during a unit covering the branches of United States government.

Students use a variety of reference resources to research the life of Franklin Roosevelt. From this research, they determine why his image was chosen to appear on the dime.

Students play a coin identification game to familiarize themselves with coin values. They add coin values to determine the game's winner.

Young scholars explore mixed (different denomination) coin sets and create different total amounts.

Learners take turns matching the appropriate shapes (listing coin values) to those with numerical values listed on them. When students are successful, they win a blank shape for their collection.

In this multisensory lesson, students will learn the characteristics of each coin (penny, nickel, dime and quarter) and the value for each type of coin. Students will learn record observational data, learn a song, recite a poem, and play...

This lesson plan for coin identification is aimed at Kindergarten and First Grade. Lots of activities, suggestions and other resources are also available.

Resource gives a history of money through the Civil War. It includes information about what influenced types of money to be made, Confederate currency, and Union currency.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will identify coins and their value. Students will count change up to $1.00.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart will help students identify coins and determine the values of coins.

A list of metals and alloys used in the coin and medal manufacturing industry.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is a Montessori 3-part lesson on identifying coins.

A teaching resource with teacher guides, lesson plans, and a test of money for grades 4, 5, and 6. Includes exercise sheets.

A brief history of the barter system and how coins and currency came into use. Includes links to related topics on the use of money.

In this Max's Math Adventure, Max and Ruthie learn how to count coins. Features include a teacher's guide, activity page, and extra challenges.